gloomier

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gloomier - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gloomy \Gloom"y\, a. [Compar. Gloomier; superl. Gloomiest.]
     1. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or
        darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy.
        "Though hid in gloomiest shade." --Milton.
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     2. Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected;
        as, a gloomy temper or countenance.
  
     Syn: Dark; dim; dusky; dismal; cloudy; moody; sullen; morose;
          melancholy; sad; downcast; depressed; dejected;
          disheartened.
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